Sunday, November 23, 2008

This was the first down-and-dirty, let's-get-serious cake I'd ever done... I was a department manager of the Bakery at Wal-Mart for a while, so I had a fair amount of practice at decorating cakes... But never had I done a wedding cake. Paul and Jesi asked me if I would be willing to do theirs, and I was excited and incredibly nervous at the opportunity. I made several practice cakes, and was actually quite pleased with the end result. Here're some pictures of the process:

This cake is the very first one I'd done at HOME. :-) It was my first practice cake for the wedding...

4 comments:

Hello, I'm new to cake making, curious what you would charge for a three layer cake like this one? I love Halloween and this cake, almost makes me want to get married again, almost!! Thank you and beautiful job.

@PinkySweetCakes Eek! So sorry I missed your comment! It's an average sized 3 tier with just buttercream (no fondant) so I'd probably say $250? ...pricing cakes is the least favorite part of my job, honestly. I'm told I constantly under-charge myself. I do the same thing with paintings, though. :)

@mims Thank you!! :) I made the cake YEARS ago, so my recollection of details about it are a little fuzzy.. But I *think* it was a 12", 8", and 6". I think I meant to do 6" 9" and 12", but I did 8" instead-- if you notice, the middle tier isn't quite in-between the other two sizes.

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Life is long. It's tedious, and sometimes not very fun. That's why you need to fill it with amazing friends, wonderful family, a fabulous better-half, good foods, and even better wine and spirits. :-) If you can accomplish that, then you can look past the bad times. It seems to be working for me thus far, anyway. As for myself, I'm 27 and I live outside KCMO. I'm a cake decorator, and I love it. I'd love to own my own bakery someday. And maybe a bed-n-breakfast somewhere. I love to smile and laugh.. I'm a terrible liar.. I love caffeine, and I hate pickles. I have a slight obsession with Wicked (all my pets are named accordingly).. And I would eat sushi every day of the week if I could. I love to stay up late, sleep in, and I'm not very tidy... But I've heard I do have a few redeeming qualities. :-)